Car Stereo Antenna

[skip187]

how do i stop it for coming up on my r33 cause it looks stupid 10 foot in the air?

[gumflapper]

how do i stop it for coming up on my r33 cause it looks stupid 10 foot in the air?

there is a switch on ur dash on the left hand side next to the steering wheel... try using that... or listen 2 a CD...

[Chris Rogers]

you search for the answer

been covered before.

[skip187]

there is no switch on the left hand side an when i put cd on it doesnt go down cause its a pioneer deck!

i have searched the forums for an answer but cant seem to find one unless i unplug the cable to the deck right?

[Hulk1010]

i have a pioneer also got it 2yrs ago, every time i put a cd in the antenna comes up, the stereo that was in the car prior to the pioneer never had that problem, oh well u get used to it.

so other brands don't have this problem, just pioneer?

Edited February 10, 2008 by Hulk1010

[R33 S2]

i have a pioneer also got it 2yrs ago, every time i put a cd in the antenna comes up, the stereo that was in the car prior to the pioneer never had that problem, oh well u get used to it.

so other brands don't have this problem, just pioneer?

pull the deck out and disconnect the antenna wire.

[Hulk1010]

but what about when i want to listen to the radio, will the antenna still come up?

[naga]

but what about when i want to listen to the radio, will the antenna still come up?

i had the same thing

i found sony ones have seperate antenna activate wire that only makes the anteanna go up when u listen to radio

pioneer only have the amp activate whichi s shared with the antenna so the antenna goes up all the time. i just disconnected it. i got good radio with the antenna down somehow?

[gumflapper]

the swtich in the picture controls the aerial height... i took my dash apart to install the white speedo kit and obviously disconnected everything... when i reconnected everything n turned the radio back on, it went (like you said) 10ft in the air... i pressed down on this switch and the aerial went down to the desired height... i dont know if the computers memory stores is height in it but everytime i turn the car back on, its at the height i set it at using that switch... btw my car is a R33 GTS-T sII... i dont know if the series 1 has this...

[Hulk1010]

i have a series 1, i don't have that switch

[gumflapper]

well there you go...

[skip187]

i have s1 ie no switch but took the motor out and pulled the plug so no more 10 foot antenna.

Still get good clear radio though!!

[Chris Rogers]

if you want height control and you are willing to go to a commodore wrecker. grab a antenna control module from a VP calais and then you have height control. its on a white 6pin plug in the passenger kickpanel. then you can set it to any height you wnat.

[RANDY]

Oh man I feel like a tool...

I bought a sorta "CarPC" kind of head unit from the States... it does DVD/CD mp3,wmv, bluetooth, with a 3.5" screen. It didn't have a dedicated antenna control wire, and overall the product seemed lacking in the basic functions and ease of use. I had a bit of a go at the manufacturer about the antenna wire, then spent a few weeks shopping around for a "standard" brand of HU.

I just received my Pioneer DEH-P600UB which does everything except the DVD part... low and behold, no antenna wire! I could shoot myself!

As "naga" said above, it seems that all or most Pioneer units don't control your electric antenna. =-/

My 10+ year old Kenwood unit in my first car did, my ancient Sanyo "CD-only" POS did, and my current 4 year old Kenwood HU does it. The two units I have just bought don't. =-[

I feel your disappointment... the antenna up all the time looks dorky.

[br3ndan]

i have a r33 1995/ series 1.5 and im pretty sure ih ave that switch, just not in that same poistion. I will check when i get home from uni and post a pic up..

I may be wrong tho. Shall see tonight.

[R338OY]

I have a series 1, no switch. Actually i have no antenna. It's broken off. I reckon the Jap owner got the shits so hard seeing a flagpole on the boot he just got out in anger and ripped it off. Hmmm, that's what too much sake does.

I can still hear the antenna motor whir when i turn on the radio- but the deck is Japanese and has hardly any bandwidth. Plus no antenna! So i just play CD's...WTF?

Edited March 20, 2008 by R338OY

[some_cs_student]

I have a series 1, no switch. Actually i have no antenna. It's broken off. I reckon the Jap owner got the shits so hard seeing a flagpole on the boot he just got out in anger and ripped it off. Hmmm, that's what too much sake does.

Hmm, an angry Japanese owner, are you sure you didn't rip it off and your covering it up

Anyway, the switch doesn't stop the ariel going up it has two settings, a moderate sort of height, and really damn high.

As soon as I put in my Pioneer stereo it goes up, even if I'm using USB/CD et cetera, so I'm considering checking if I can pull the fuse on the ariel without any negative side effects, or just getting used to it .

For now I've gotten used to it.

[br3ndan]

Confirmed.. series 1.5 (1995) has that switch, just in a different spot. Weird how they would change it :S.

Its more under the dash as u can see in the pic.

[NA_Goodness]

Mine doesnt have anything like that, altho my aerial isnt even connected. I know the wire is broken, but i cant hear the motor running either. I just pushed mine down so its out of site. The only time the radio has troubles picking up a signal is sometimes when i reverse into the garage, and in multistory car parks, but only sometimes! My head unit is a cheap Clarion, so I dont know if it has an aerial wire or not